Autism Awareness Day: Debunking myths about autism

Kurt Romariz 04/02/2024

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 2007 adopted a resolution to commemorate World Autism Awareness Day annually on April 2. The day serves as a platform to educate the general public about the importance of raising…

Mischief in mythologies

Inez Ponce De Leon - @inquirer.net 10/05/2022

We’ve been subjected to a variety of myths these last few years: a distortion of a dark decade in our country’s history, the spread of falsehoods about a so-called golden age, the rebranding of a politician on…

Myths and misconceptions

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 06/21/2022

Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, a substantive politician I’ve long admired, spoke recently at the University of the Philippines Los Baños on “a new framework for food security and agricultural development,” and had interesting insights worth sharing. I…

Doctors debunk myths on hypertension: Drinking pineapple juice, eating garlic don’t help

John Eric Mendoza 05/12/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Does drinking pineapple juice, eating garlic, and putting your medicine under your tongue help control high blood pressure? Philippine Heart Center cardiologist and secretary of the Philippine Society of Hypertension (PSH) Gilbert Vilela disproved…

Relationship myths you need to know

Immae Lachica 02/10/2021

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— Myths are everywhere. It lingers in most places, things, or even in relationships. Yes, little do some people know that in relationships, myths are also present. Supposedly, myths help partners stay strong, but…

GSK showcases some of the Visayan myths and legends

PR 10/21/2020

The Visayas region holds a rich and colorful collection of myths and legends. Our ancestors told stories about gods and goddesses, monsters and creatures, and heroes, often reflecting their environment, morals and traditions. The seventh Gabii sa…

Myths, legends and more

Madrileña de la Cerna 06/30/2018

Any visitor or passerby of the U.P. Press Bookstore Cebu at the lobby of the AS Building of UP Cebu is right away drawn to the thick seven of the eight volume Philippine Folk Literature Series namely:…

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